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Naman Ramachandran Blackpink member Jisoo and award-winning actor Park Jeong-min‘s upcoming Korean zombie apocalypse series “Newtopia” is set to debut on Prime Video, the streaming service revealed on Wednesday. The series will premiere globally on Prime Video Feb. 7 and on Korean streamer Coupang Play on the same date.

The highly anticipated Squid Game Season 2 doesn’t launch for weeks but is already amassing awards buzz.

Naman Ramachandran After a sluggish few weeks where the South Korean box office struggled to cross a total of $10 million, “Moana 2” and local hit “The Firefighters” improved matters somewhat. The total box office for the weekend was just above $16 million. “Moana 2” led the box office for the second weekend in a row with $4 million, a 36.4% market share and 610,389 admissions, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

Jenny Han’s empire of YA literary adaptations will further expand with the newest season of Netflix’s XO, Kitty based on the character from Han’s beloved To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy.

NewJeans have published their response to ADOR‘s recent lawsuit, reiterating their alleged right to terminate their contracts with the label.The Korean music label – a subsidiary of HYBE – announced on December 4 that it had filed a lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court to confirm the validity of NewJeans’ contracts in order to “ensure its continued legal enforcement”.It was filed as a response to the emergency press conference held by the five-piece on November 28, where they first announced the termination of their exclusive contracts with the label.During the conference, NewJeans cited ADOR’s contract breaches as the reason for their termination, which they claim were left unresolved even after two weeks from their issuance of a legal notice requesting rectification.On December 6, the group – comprising Minji, Hanni, Haerin, Danielle and Hyein – shared a response to the company’s lawsuit. “We feel deeply apologetic to release this statement amidst such a tumultuous situation,” it read, per translations by Soompi.They pointed out that “ADOR failed to properly assert that there were no breaches of the exclusive contracts” in their lawsuit announcement.NewJeans further claim that they have “already returned profits exceeding the investment to ADOR and HYBE”.

BLACKPINK‘s Rosé has dropped her long-awaited solo debut album ‘rosie’, alongside a Gilmore Girls-coded music video for its lead single, ‘toxic till the end’.The Australian-Korean singer released the album on December 6, before dropping the accompanying visual for lead track ‘toxic till the end’ shortly after.Starring Rosé with Gossip Girl actor Evan Mock, the music video takes a more cinematic approach in portraying a love story with a bitter end, even with both characters knowing it had been toxic from the beginning.In an interview prior to the album’s release, Rosé revealed that she drew inspiration from a past relationship of hers for the song. “I think that was something that was living with me for a few years, I personally don’t think I deserved it, but it was there,” said Rosé.

Naman Ramachandran Global sales, production, and finance company EST N8 has acquired “Hutang Nyawa,” an Indonesian horror film due to release Dec. 12. The acquisition was made during the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF).

The UK government issued advice for those travelling to South Korea following the declaration of martial law, which was lifted a few hours later.

G-Dragon‘s 2013 album ‘Coup D’etat’ became one of the most-searched on South Korean search engines amid the martial law attempt by President Yoon Suk-yeol.Yoon declared martial law on the night of December 3 during a live television broadcast. In his statement, the South Korean president accused political opponents of “anti-state activities plotting rebellion” and alleged that he was protecting the constitution from “pro-North Korean forces”, per The Conversation.Shortly after martial law was declared, searches for a 2013 album titled ‘Coup D’etat’ by South Korean artist G-Dragon spiked.

BLACKPINK‘s Rosé recently covered of Wham!‘s iconic holiday hit ‘Last Christmas’ during her recent appearance on BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge.BLACKPINK singer Rosé appeared as a guest on the series’ latest episode, shared on YouTube on December 3. She performed two songs during her appearance on the show: ‘APT.’, her hit single with Bruno Mars, and ‘Last Christmas’ by Wham! in celebration of the holidays.Rosé’s stripped-down take on ‘Last Christmas’ arrives on the song’s 40th anniversary, and was performed live accompanied by back-up singers, a drummer and a keyboardist.

Naman Ramachandran The Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) and the Association of Indonesian Film Producers (APROFI) are deepening their collaboration following their renewed memorandum of understanding, at the inaugural JAFF Market in Yogyakarta, where horror projects dominate the slate of potential co-productions. The partnership, which first began in 2013, comes at a time when Indonesia‘s film industry is experiencing significant growth.

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared emergency martial law during a late-night televised address on Tuesday. 

Paramount+ is launching on Korean streamer Coupang Play.

South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol has declared martial law in the country following fears of a new attack from Kim Jong-un.

Premiering on December 4, Light Shop was marked as one of Disney+‘s tentpole Korean series for 2024 when the streamer’s slate was first announced earlier this year.

Gregg Wallace, the MasterChef presenter who's currently under scrutiny, has previously bragged about making racially insensitive and sexual jokes during his time at the BBC. In his 2012 memoir, the 60-year-old former greengrocer confessed to being "naughty" during his stint on Saturday Kitchen, saying: "I love my innuendoes, and I would make jokes all the way through, making such quips like: 'I've got a Korean cookbook at home called 100 Ways to Wok your Dog' and 'Henry VIII liked getting head from his wives'.

Squid Game is back with more blood and a taste for revenge.

When it came to opening a sequel to a classic animated movie, Disney didn’t rest on their laurels in selling Moana 2.

Netflix's latest offering, a 'breathtaking' series titled The Trunk, has just started streaming and is already turning heads. Based on the 'quirky' novel by Kim Ryeo-ryeong, which was only recently published, the show is quickly gathering buzz.

Channel 5 remains part of the Paramount “ecosystem” as the Skydance sale progresses and the network’s American owners are even “envious” of its model, according to UK chief Sarah Rose.

Korea Herald, Senior Firefighter Na Kyung-jin of Chungbuk Fire Service Headquarters is the mastermind behind the creative safety video on his YouTube channel, Sobanggwan Samchon – aka Uncle Firefighter when translated to the English – which saw him embrace his metal persona while informing viewers of fire safety tips.The video sees a group of firefighters in the midst of a chat before one of them transforms into a metal firefighting hero complete with yellow hair, an orange jumpsuit – reminiscent of Slipknot’s iconic red jumpsuits – and black and white face paint.The metal firefighter shocks his colleagues as he belts out his fire safety info about escaping residential structure fires over a heavy metal beat.From there, a band appears as the metal firefighter continues with his song breaking down fire safety tips.The video’s description shared that Na Kyung-jin created the video’s music with the help of an AI program. At the time of writing, the video has over 235,000 views.According to The Korean Herald, Na had shared that he created the video as a way to destress from work.